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Is Saudi Arabia’s Neom the urban blueprint for a sustainable future?
Chris Dietz takes a closer look at the kingdom’s extraordinary plans to create a new £500bn ‘smart city’ 33 times the size of New York, and powered entirely by clean energy…
Property and the evolving crypto dilemma
Blockchain and smart currency are still in their infancy in the property universe, writes Chris Dietz - and huge question marks remain over the implications of a wider rollout...
‘A completely new way of working’: JLL unveils ‘blueprint’ design for national office network
The global agency is looking to overhaul the way its employees work and engage with one another, which means fewer desks, a focus on health & wellbeing, and much more foliage...
Learning from other cultures is key to shaping our industry
As Europe's biggest networking jamboree faces an exodus of big names over coronavirus fears, Chris Dietz of global real estate community LeadingRE explains why meeting new people and learning about different…
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Luxury brokerage secures rare 9,000 sq ft lateral home for British buyer in ‘landmark’ deal.
Planners back major rejig at Chelsea Barracks amid ‘significant’ market shift
Luxury townhouses switched out for apartments in next phase of super-prime Belgravia scheme, as developer cites changing demand.
International buyer lands six apartments at super-prime Mayfair scheme
Buying agent Ollie Marshall says multi-unit acquisition, with a combined asking price of £55mn, is a 'huge endorsement for London'.
Real estate powered Dubai’s rise as a magnet for expats. Can its brand survive this war?
Professors Hassan F. Gholipour & Mohammad Reza Farzanegan explore the rise and potential fall of one of the world's leading luxury property centres.
Interview: Stephen Green & Ben Holland on the realities of running a high-end resi design practice
HollandGreen’s founders on how the design landscape and client expectations have evolved over the past 15 years, and what comes next.
London house price growth set to climb to 7% a year by 2030
The capital's property market is likely to under-perform the rest of the UK in the short term - but CBRE says a 'chronic shortage of upcoming supply in London' means price growth is likely to accelerate…
A developer’s view: How a new ‘flight to quality’ is reshaping London homebuilding
Mount Anvil sales boss Jon Hall on how buyer priorities around location, design and brand are shifting in a tougher cycle.
£7.5mn new-build mansion snapped up in Surrey
Brokerage tucks away 9,000 sq ft residence in 'record time' - and receives £12.5mn instruction directly off the back of it.
Luxury London homes in administration: What buyers, agents & investors need to know
With hundreds of high-end flats from Mayfair to Knightsbridge expected to hit the market following a major lender collapse, Tahmid Majeed looks at the legal realities of such sales.
Bentry assembles consultants for ‘No.1 Hampstead’ apartment scheme
Stanhope Gate Architecture is drawing up fresh plans for the redevelopment of the Baroque-style Branch Hill House in North London.
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